tangent
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After the reflecting pool tangent, Trump signed executive orders on US customs and protections for civil servants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Redick then followed the tangent when asked why it was “unfortunate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
At the same time, it was telling that a common reaction to Landry’s tangent was:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
This is a bit of a tangent, but go with me for a second.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2025
This is the tangent, and mathematicians realized that it is extremely important in studying motion.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
That's when he's not veering off into bizarre tangents.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The tangents, the idiosyncrasies of the hosts and the glimpses of private life leave listeners feeling connected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
In Ireland, the stories are almost never simple, and tend to involve seemingly irrelevant tangents and extended detours into the past.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2024
Our conversation goes on many tangents — the sitcom “Designing Women,” the Oscar race, the musical “Wicked.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
He was always the model of old-fashioned manners, of course, but he could go off on strange and interesting tangents of conversation that I think Mother didn’t always find suitable in polite company.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing tangent
Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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Geometry - High School
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